title: Endovascular techniques in limb salvage: stents.
abstract: In patients with critical limb ischemia, the first-line approach for limb salvage has shifted over the past decade from bypass surgery to endovascular intervention. Stenting for the treatment of lower-extremity arterial occlusive disease is an important tool and continues to evolve, with new stent designs and technologies that have been developed to provide superior patency rates and limb salvage. In this article, we discuss the role of peripheral stenting in the treatment of patients with critical limb ischemia, including a review of the relevant current literature and the future directions of such interventions.
authors.affiliation: Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Hosam F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: El-Sayed
mesh_terms: D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016638:Critical Illness; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D023821:Limb Salvage; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000098:blood supply*; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: critical limb ischemia; endovascular intervention; femoropopliteal lesions; lower extremity; stenting; superficial femoral artery